The company also topped the study’s beverage industry ranking for the second year in a row and ranked No. 1 in the industry in four key attributes of reputation defined by FORTUNE: Global competitiveness, people management, use of corporate assets, and social responsibility.

Apple topped the overall list, widely considered to be the definitive report card on corporate reputation, for the eighth consecutive year. The 2015 top five was rounded out by Google, Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and Starbucks. See the full list here.

FORTUNE’s survey partners at Hay Group started with about 1,400 companies: the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue and non-U.S. companies in FORTUNE’s Global 500 database with revenue of $10 billion or more. These companies were sorted by industry, with the largest 15 selected for each international industry and the largest 10 for each U.S. industry. From this group, 668 companies from 29 countries were surveyed.

To create the 55 industry lists, Hay asked executives, directors and analysts to rate companies in their industry on nine criteria, from investment value to social responsibility.

To arrive at the top 50 Most Admired Companies overall, the 4,104 respondents were asked to select the 10 companies they admired most from a list of the companies that ranked in the top 25% in last year’s survey, plus those that finished in the top 20% of their industry. Anyone could vote for any company in any industry.

The full rankings were announced today and will appear in the Feb. 23, 2015 issue of FORTUNE magazine.

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company, offering over 500 brands to people in more than 200 countries. Of our 21 billion-dollar brands, 19 are available in lower- or no-sugar options to help people moderate their consumption of added sugar. In addition to our namesake Coca-Cola drinks, some of our leading brands around the world include: AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater, and Zico coconut water. At Coca-Cola, we’re serious about making positive contributions to the world. That starts with reducing sugar in our drinks and continuing to introduce new ones with added benefits. It also means continuously working to reduce our environmental impact, creating rewarding careers for our associates and bringing economic opportunity wherever we operate. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people around the world.

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